Learning how to say sorry is hard. In fact, saying sorry is hard, no matter how old you are! This delightful book by Barry Timms and Sean Julian follows the friendship of woodland best buddies Scribble the squirrel and Swoop the owl. They are inseparable, until a lack of communication one day gets them into…
Super excited to see the next one in this series pop through the letter box, in a very polite manner I might add! We enjoyed How Rude! last year, and were keen to see what the duo were getting up to in the latest, How Selfish! Told mainly in dialogue, I love how the toddler…
Caryl Hart and Rosalind Beardshaw’s picture book couldn’t have come at a better time! We’ve been having a lot of chats with my five-year-old daughter, about feelings and being grumpy when hungry or tired. Caryl Hart’s rhyming story is all about a dragon, who seems too good to be true! She doesn’t shout or snatch…
Up the Mountain by Marianne Dubuc is a Book Island beauty.
How Rude! is a delightful romp about manners and friendship from Clare Helen Welsh and Olivier Tallec. Dot and Duck are quite the pair. Duck turns up a Dot’s house – adorably kitted out in knitted hat and scarf – and makes quite the entrance. Duck’s manners aren’t quite right. Duck spits out all food offered,…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
His books are a great way help kids read while soaking up important Science concepts without even knowing it. Ironically,…
Ooh, this sounds fantastic!